Brendan Gan

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Gan (颜).
Brendan Gan
Brendan Gan.jpg
Gan with Sydney FC in 2008
Personal information
Full name Brendan Gan Seng Ling
Date of birth (1988-06-03) 3 June 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Sutherland, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 88
Youth career
0000–1999 Marton Hammers
2000–2007 Sutherland Sharks
2008–2009 Sydney FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Sutherland Sharks 23 (9)
2008–2011 Sydney FC 31 (5)
2011–2012 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 0 (0)
2012–2013 Sabah 9 (2)
2013–2014 Rockdale City Suns 0 (0)
2014–2016 Kelantan 18 (0)
2018–2019 Perak 29 (5)
2020– Selangor 21 (4)
National team‡
2014 Malaysia U23 5 (0)
2016– Malaysia 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Brendan Gan Seng Ling (simplified Chinese: 颜兴龙; traditional Chinese: 顏興龍; pinyin: Yán Xìng Lóng; born 3 June 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captain for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and also as captain for the Malaysia national team.

Club career[]

Brendan began playing football for his local club, the Marton Hammers before he signed for the Sutherland Sharks in 2000 when he was twelve years old and came up through their youth grades to make his senior debut for the club in 2008. It was this debut season that shot Gan to prominence within the local media which brought with it a growing reputation to match.[1] He did not disappoint with dazzling performances week in week out which eventually led him to being crowned the New South Wales Premier League player of the year, taking out the Gold Medal award for the competition.[2]

Sydney FC[]

He was signed by Sydney FC for their inaugural National Youth League squad ahead of competition from rival A-League clubs.[3][4]

On 28 November 2008, Gan made his debut for Sydney FC against Queensland Roar with a 5-minute cameo where he caught the eye. [5][6]

On 7 December, he scored the winning goal in the 78th minute for Sydney FC against the Newcastle Jets to give them their first win in 7 games.[7]

Gan was given his full senior debut on 13 December against Central Coast Mariners.[8] He scored his second senior goal against Melbourne Victory with a long range strike from outside the penalty area.[9]

Gan scored his third senior goal against Wellington Phoenix with a powerful header from a corner. This goal gave Sydney FC a 2–0 win over Wellington and placed them on the top of the table, leapfrogging Gold Coast United.

On 2 December 2010, in only his second start for the season, he scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win, once again over Wellington Phoenix.

He was released from Sydney, along with several other players at the end of Sydney's 2011 Asian Champions League campaign.[10]

Bonnyrigg White Eagles[]

Gan signed for Bonnyrigg White Eagles in the NSW Premier League,[11] and made his debut in the Round 15 game against Sydney United.[12]

Sabah FA[]

On 17 November 2011, Brendan joined the Malaysian club, Sabah as one of the two foreign players allowed in the 2012 Malaysia Super League. Brendan, alongside his fellow countrymen, Michael Baird signed a one-year contract with Sabah.[13]

Rockdale City Suns[]

Brendan signed with Rockdale City Suns FC NSW Premier League the next season since no contract extension was offered by Sabah. With this opportunity, he confirmed his intention to return to the A-League.[14]

Kelantan FA[]

In November 2013, Brendan returned to Malaysia and signed three years contract with Kelantan. He was supposed to be registered as a local player for Kelantan but did not get the approval from FAM because according to FAM any player to be registered as local player required to have Malaysian identity card or passport. On 6 April, he officially obtained an identity card and registered by Kelantan as a local player on April transfer window.[15][16][17][18]

He made his debut during the match between Kelantan against Terengganu which ended with both side had a draw 1–1. In the first game of the 2015 Malaysia Super League Gan suffered a serious torn ACL in his right knee that will keep him out for most of the 2015 season.[19] In September 2016 Gan suffered another ACL injury, this time in his left knee which is expected to keep him out for 10 months, ruling him out for the 2016 AFF Championship.[20]

Selangor[]

On 1 December 2019, Brendan has official joined Malaysia Super League club Selangor.

Career statistics[]

Club statistics[]

As of match played 9 May 2021[21]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia League Cup Other Asia Total
2008–09 Sydney FC A-League 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
2009–10 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
2010–11 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 5
2011 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC NSW Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2012 Sabah Malaysia Super League 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Total 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2
Australia League Cup Other Asia Total
2013 Rockdale City Suns FC National Premier Leagues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia League FA Cup Malaysia Cup Asia Total
2014 Kelantan Malaysia Super League 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2016 17 0 1 0 4 0 - - 22 0
Total 18 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 29 0
2018 Perak Malaysia Super League 13 1 1 0 10 1 0 0 24 2
2019 16 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 21 5
Total 29 5 6 1 10 1 0 0 45 7
2020 Selangor Malaysia Super League 10 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 4
2021 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Total 21 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 4
Career total

International career[]

Gan debuted for Malaysia on 24 March 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saudi Arabia.[22]

International[]

As of match played 15 June 2021[23]
Malaysia national team
Year Apps Goals
2016 7 0
2019 8 1
2021 3 0
Total 18 1

International goals[]

As of match played 14 November 2019. Malaysia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Brendan goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 November 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia 14  Thailand 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Kelantan

Perak

References[]

  1. ^ Brendan Gan – living the dream
  2. ^ 2008 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Brendan Gan scoops major award
  3. ^ Gan: I'm Only Here For A Year
  4. ^ Sydney's Gan set for homecoming
  5. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (28 November 2008). "Kosmina turns to young Gan". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ "Gan's the man most likely to soar". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  7. ^ Brendon Gan helps lift Sydney FC to victory over Newcastle Jets
  8. ^ "Kosmina to give Brendan Gan full debut". Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  9. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (30 December 2008). "Gan lights up Sydney's darkest days". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC player clean out". SBS – The World Game. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  11. ^ "Bonnyrigg White Eagles snap up Brendan Gan". NSW Premier League. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  12. ^ Bore draw at Edensor Park - Football NSW Article
  13. ^ Former rising star given another chance for shot at Glory Retrieved at 18 November 2011
  14. ^ Carayannis, Michael (6 March 2013). "Malaysian stint pays off for Gan". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader.
  15. ^ Transfer News: Kelantan want Brendan Gan as local player Retrieved at 23 November 2013
  16. ^ "KAFA will find a way to sign Brendan Gan as a local player". Yahoo.com. malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Brendan Gan sedia lepas kerakyatan Australia demi Liga Malaysia". astro awani.com. malaysia.
  18. ^ "Brendan Gan sah milik Kelantan". Sinar Harian. malaysia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  19. ^ "Kelantan's Brendan Gan ruled out for season ahead of Lions XII game". ESPN FC.com. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Malaysia's Brendan Gan to miss AFF Suzuki Cup with second ACL injury". ESPN FC.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Brendan Gan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  22. ^ "Malaysia end World Cup qualifying campaign with 2-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia". New Straits Times Online. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Brendan Gan". National Football Teams. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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